Flexible bronchoscopy / edited by Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, J. Francis Turner, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wang, Ko Pen.

Mehta, Atul C.

Turner, J. Francis, Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronchoscopy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the development of new instruments and the refining of new techniques, flexible bronchoscopy has become one of the most frequently performed invasive procedures in pulmonary medicine. This new edition of Flexible Bronchoscopy is an essential addition to the bronchoscopist's bookshelf. It highlights possible complications, contra-indications and precautions. In addition it addresses all current techniques and future technologies in interventional bronchoscopy. For ease of use Flexible Bronchoscopy is divided into four major sections:Fundamentals of B

Contents:

Bronchoscopy in the new millennium / Teruomi Miyazawa

Infection control and radiation safety in the bronchoscopy suite / Prasoon Jain and Atul C. Mehta

Examination of the larynx through the flexible bronchoscope / Arthur W. Sung

Applied anatomy of the airways / Ko-Pen Wang, J. Francis Turner Jr., and Atul C. Mehta

Anesthesia for flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy / Gerard A. Silvestri

Flexible bronchoscopy training / Momen M. Wahidi and Ali I. Musani

Indications & contraindications in flexible bronchoscopy / J. Francis Turner, Jr., Robert F. Browning, and Ko-Pen Wang

Bronchoscopy for airway lesions / Heinrich D. Becker

Bronchoscopic lung biopsy / Rajesh R. Patel and James P. Utz

Bronchoalveolar lavage / Rick A. Helmers and Brian Palen

Transbronchial needle aspiration for cytology and histology specimens / Prasoon Jain and Atul C. Mehta

The utilization of autofluorescence in flexible bronchoscopy / Stephen C. T. Lam

Applications & limitations of endobronchial ultrasound / Heinrich D. Becker

Virtual mapping and the application & limitations of electromagnetic navigation system (superdimension) / Fumihiro Asano and Yehuda A. Schwarz

Applications of laser, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation, and cryotherapy in flexible bronchoscopy / Praveen N. Mathur and Atul C. Mehta

Flexible bronchoscopy and the application of endobronchial brachytherapy, fiducial placement, and radiofrequency ablation / Michael A. Jantz

Bronchoscopy in foreign body removal / Erik Folch and Atul C. Mehta

The role of bronchoscopy in hemoptysis / James K. Stroller

Flexible bronchoscopy and the use of stents / Atul C. Mehta, J. Francis Turner Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang

Photodynamic therapy / Harubumi Kato

Balloon bronchoplasty / Kevin L. Kovitz

Rigid bronchoscopy / J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang

Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy for adult bronchoscopists / Xicheng Liu

Flexible bronchoscopy in the ICU / Alex Chen and Marian H. Kollef

Bronchoscopy in obstructive lung disease and the use of endobronchial valves and bronchial thermoplasty / Michael J. Simoff and Daniel H. Sterman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-40766-3

9786613407665

1-4443-4642-3

1-4443-4639-3

OCLC:

768732478